Feel Brit. :)

My dad works in Manila and goes home on a weekly basis, and it has become a habit already that every time he goes home, I am asking if he bought me a newspaper. Be it a tabloid or a broadsheet, whatever. Yes, a newspaper! Ang babaw ko eh no, I could have asked for anything, food or other sorts but I satisfy myself with a piece of paper that to others, it might be just a piece of waste to them. I dunno, but once in my life, I have been a writer also, on our schoolpaper, Ang Tanglaw. Been an Editor-in-chief for two consecutive years... so basically, I feel for those writers/journalists that's why I pay attention to read. And hey, I love reading too, and get updated with the current scene! There is this ball of happiness inside us every time we finish writing and/or editing an article. Having your work being published is just, "Wow." Seeing others reading your piece is so heartwarming, praising/criticizing your work is such a bonus one must be thankful of. Constructive or destructive, it doesn't really matter. What's important is that they've paid attention, and gave enough time to read it, and/or give their opinion about it right? Seeing them taking our works for granted is... Sad. Yet it is just okay, because it is the fulfillment that you got while writing your stuff that really matters. Hence, you should be happy already.

Moving on, when my father arrived last weekend, he didn't get me a newspaper, but he gave me this Europe & Britain Travel Guide. Yay! And I was like "Huh? Ano ba yan, aanhin ko yan. Pupunta ba kong Europe?" Haha. But that was only a joke of course. Indeed, I was happy with it. I always wanted to travel and explore other places and I will, given the chance to do so. And Europe is actually one of those places which someday, I would also love to be in. *I hope so!* And as I browse through the pages I am smiling. I am so fascinated by the places especially those that I am familiar with. For example, the Piccadilly Circus, which can be found in London, the place where the filming of one of the scenes in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 movie took place just last week. Also, this Houses of Parliament building, also in London, that reminded me of the fleeing scene in the Order of the Phoenix movie. Cool! How can I ever forget the Eiffel Tower if it reminds me of one of my favorite persons in the world and that is, Ma'am E Beresford, and her hubby Adam? Prague, Venice, Milan, Barcelona, Rome, Jerusalem, Paris and the like! Lovely, isn't it? Plus the Leaning Tower of Pisa that we've discussed just this last semester in our Geology subject -- the settlement of its foundations. haha, see? I've paid attention on that effing subject! lol And so, yeah, I loved it - reading that travel guide. But of course, isn't it lovely to visit and tour our very own dear country first? (Biglang preno eh, haha.) And yes, the Philippines, no matter how down we are now, I still wanna be here than to be in any other place in the world. Given the chance to travel, why not go to other places? I would love to visit the places I've mentioned above. But in the end, this is my home. I'll be here, I'll return here.. In the Philippines.. my homeland.